Preparing for the threat of digital disruption

As the world becomes more and more digital, so do the threats that it faces. Just as we need to protect our organizations from the disruptions that occur in the physical world, we also need to have plans in place to deal with disruptions in the virtual world. As the Business Continuity Institute's latest Cyber Resilience Report showed, two-thirds of organizations experienced at least one cyber security incident during the previous twelve months, and 15% experienced at least ten. No longer can we think: "it will never happen to me." Given the prevalence of the threat, it perhaps no surprise that the BCI's Horizon Scan Report noted that, of all the possible causes of disruption, cyber attacks and data breaches were the top two concerns for business continuity and resilience professionals.